The question of whether sustaining head injuries during football can increase the risk of dementia has been in the news a lot recently. Now, it’s also the subject of a BBC documentary presented by former England striker Alan Shearer. However, there are still many questions that need to be answered on this issue. To address some of these […]

There have been reports today (Feb 15) that signs of dementia have been found in the brains of a small number of former footballers. Four of the footballers studied had signs of a form of dementia called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which has previously been linked to head injuries sustained during collision sports such as boxing […]